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Backup Glasses: Stay Ready with Ultra-Affordable Options

Written By Barry Silver

EZContacts is all about giving our shoppers options across the eyewear spectrum…

More types of eyewear, styles, shapes, materials, brands, lens coatings, and of course, price points.

We’re pleased to announce we’ve done it again with the addition of an immense portfolio of beautiful—yet inexpensive—eyeglass frames.

Now it’s even more fun to shop because you can buy backup glasses for less or expand your eyewear collection to complement your wardrobe with different styles for different occasions. For fashion, fun, and the reasons we’ll get into below, it’s never been easier to buy multiple pairs of eyewear.

Round Glasses: A Happening Trend or History?

Written By Kara Keigan

They were loved centuries ago and they’re loved today. Eyeglasses and sunglasses enthusiasts alike appear to have a love affair with round frames that never grows old.

Circular frames and lenses tend to evoke an aura of intellectualism or conjure the nostalgic vintage vibe of the 1960s. To add to their timelessness, round glasses tend to look great in a variety of styles and frame materials—from rimless, to thin wire frame to a chunkier acetate.

2020 Sunglasses Trends: 7 Chic Looks Straight From the Runways

Written By Kara Keigan

As the summer months approach, you’ll no doubt be breaking out your favorite sunglasses often. If you’re looking for a cool new look, you’ll love what we have for you here: 2020 sunglasses trends.

Based on the recent Fashion Week shows in New York and Paris, it appears some very cool sunglasses designs are on the horizon. Whether you’re going for chic oversized sunglasses, retro frames, or a unique sporty look, we’ve rounded up seven of our favorite sunglasses trends spotted on the runways on both sides of the Atlantic.

10 Popular Plastic and Metal Eyeglass Frame Materials

Written By Barry Feldman

It’s a material world. Frame materials, that is. From plastics to metals, and everything in between, here we offer you a look at today’s top frame materials.

Eyeglass frames materials are generally described as metal, plastic, or a combination of the two. These are the broad buckets in which most frame materials belong but there’s quite a bit of variety within them.

How do you select an eyeglass frame material?

It’s likely, you’re more concerned with a look, color, or feel—not a material per se. Or maybe you’re looking for a particular feature…

You’re into fun colors with flair. Plastics fit the bill.
You want fashion? Perhaps you’d prefer a combination metal and plastic cat-eye frame with rhinestones or crystals.
Function? For styling thin, lightweight, or hypoallergenic frames, titanium is tops.
Want high tech and futuristic? Check out carbon fiber, made from fibers woven together for super strength.
And, finally, you have options for eco-friendly eyeglass frames.

To help you understand your options and select the material that’s right for you, we present a comprehensive rundown of frame materials—three plastics and seven metals.

Cat Eye Frames: How to Style These Timeless Glasses

Written By Kara Keigan

Cat eye frames were born in the 1930s (though they had yet to labeled as such). Altina Schinasi, the inventor of the popular frame, explains in her documentary Altina how she first came to the idea.

Image source: Parade

Schinasi had noticed how boring all glasses were as if most frames hadn’t improved from the time of Benjamin Franklin. She asked herself, “What would look good on a face?” Her answer: a Harlequin mask. And so the “Harlequin glasses” were born.